Sayf ad-Din (died 1186)

Sayf ad-Din (died 1186) was a general of the Ayyubid Sultanate during the Crusades.

Biography
Sayf ad-Din was born in Egypt to a Sunni Muslim Arab family, and he was given command of an Ayyubid army during the crusades. In 1186, he led a large Ayyubid army from northern Egypt into the Sinai, where he fought against King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the battle of Gorah. Sayf ad-Din was slain by Jerusalemite spearmen in the battle, and his army was utterly destroyed by the crusaders.